Hair removal apparatus and clip

ABSTRACT

An apparatus for plucking out hairs of a subject using a thread knots method. The apparatus may comprise at least one pair of pincer-parts hingedly connected through hinged connection; and at least one thread. The pair of hingedly connected pincer-parts creates a structure that is capable of opening and closing when rotated by a user around said rotation mechanism, where the thread is held by the pincer-parts in such a manner that the thread is wrapped around itself creating at least one knot having intersection points. Upon rotating the pincer-parts around the rotation mechanism back and forth in opposite rotation directions, the knots respectively move along a movement-path, where the knots enable capturing the hairs of the subject by tightening around the subject&#39;s hairs and plucking them by moving along the movement path, when tightened.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. Provisional PatentApplication 60/935,083, filed Jul. 25, 2007, now expired, and pendingU.S. application Ser. No. 12/178,699, both which are incorporated hereinby reference in their entirety.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of hair removingapparatuses and more particularly to threading apparatuses clips andkits for plucking out body hairs.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Removing of hair from various parts of the body is an ancient custom,carried out by women as well as men throughout the history and invarious religions and cultures all over the world. Hair can be removedfrom the facial area (e.g. eyebrows hair or hairs that grow anywhereelse on a subject's face); from the axilla area; and from the arms, legsand groins areas, for instance.

There are various methods for removing of hairs from various areas in asubject's body. Perhaps one of the most common methods of removingunwanted hair is to use a razor or other type of blade that shaves offthe unwanted hair at skin level. Among the drawbacks of this method arethat it is quite easy to cut oneself, the results are often rathershort-lived and may require at least daily shaves, and this is not apractical method for precisely removing individual hairs.

Another method involves applying harsh chemicals to the area of the skinthat has unwanted hair. The chemicals remain on the skin until the hairis dissolved or burned off. Use of this depilation method may causechemical burns or allergic reactions or both. Furthermore, the resultsmay be inconsistent or short-lived, requiring additional or frequentre-applications. Moreover, this method may be too harsh and inexact forremoving facial hair.

Removing hairs from their follicles is another option. Areas where thehair was removed from the roots remains hairless longer than if otherdepilatory methods have been used. Tweezers allow the user to removeeach hair individually, but is a time-consuming and imprecise endeavorwhen removing all of the hairs from a particular area. Waxing andsugaring involve the application of a wax or sugar solution to the skinthat, when removed, removes the hair with it. While these methods aresuitable for removing facial hair, they are also painful and the toplayer of skin may be stripped along with the hair.

Threading is another method of removing hair from the follicles, mostfrequently used for removing facial hair. This method dates back toancient Egyptian times and is quite common throughout Asia and India.

Threading requires a trained practitioner to hold a twisted intersectionpoint of cotton thread in her teeth and hands. The practitioner thenmanipulates the twisted section of the intersection point in order tocatch and remove the unwanted hairs. There are many benefits tothreading. This precise, delicate, and gentle method of removing facialhair is less painful than waxing and sugaring, there are no chemicals orspecial tools required, and the practitioner has a great deal of controlover exactly which hairs are to be removed.

However, threading is an art that requires a trained practitioner, andis difficult or even impossible to practice on oneself, and therefore,one must schedule time and spend money for the service. Furthermore, theart of threading is held by few skilled practitioners and in manycountries, where plucking out hair is popular, there are hardly anypeople who can practice this art and skill.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, provides anapparatus for plucking out hairs of a subject using a threading methodfor the removal of the subject's hair, clips for holding the threadsused in the apparatuses and kits for their combination.

In one embodiment the invention the invention provides an apparatus forremoving hairs from the skin of a subject, said apparatus comprising; apair of pincer-parts, each part having: a distal end, a proximal end, anexternal surface and an internal surface, said pincer parts beinghingedly attached and biased toward each other at their distal end; anda single thread having: a first end portion; a second end portion; acentral portion extending between the first and second end portions; anda stopper disposed on the first and second end portions, said threadbeing twisted together defining a twisted portion advancing the twistedportion to engage a hair upon repeatedly separating the distal ends ofsaid pincer-parts by compressing the proximal ends toward each other.

In another embodiment, the invention provides a thread clip, comprising:a first thread having a first end portion, a second end portion, acentral portion extending between the first and second end portions, andstoppers on each of the first and second end portions; a first threadholder defining spaced first and second slots, the first slot beingconfigured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the first threadholder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the threadon the thread holder between its first and second slots; and a trayhaving a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the first threadholder.

According to some embodiments, the invention provides an article ofmanufacture comprising: a thread holder defining spaced first and secondslots, a winding surface portion disposed between the first and secondslots and adapted to receive a wound thread, two opposed sides, and agrip portion positioned and configured to be engaged while unwinding thewound thread; and a thread having: a first end portion, a second endportion, a central portion extending between the first and second endportions, and stoppers on the first and second end portions, in whichthe central portion of the thread is wound on the winding surfaceportion between the first and second slots; in which the dimensions andthe spacing of the spaced first and second slots are such thatsubstantially the entire central portion of the thread is wound onto thethread holder, the stopper on the first end portion of the thread ispositioned on one side of the thread holder and the stopper on thesecond end portion of the thread is positioned on the other side of thethread holder.

According to some embodiments the invention provides, in combination; anapparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject, said apparatuscomprising; a pair of pincer-parts, each part having: a distal end, aproximal end, an external surface and an internal surface, said pincerparts being hingedly attached and biased toward each other at theirdistal end; and a single thread having: a first end portion; a secondend portion; a central portion extending between the first and secondend portions; and a stopper disposed on the first and second endportions, said thread being twisted together defining a twisted portionadvancing the twisted portion to engage a hair upon repeatedlyseparating the distal ends of said pincer-parts by compressing theproximal ends toward each other; and a thread clip, comprising: a firstthread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a centralportion extending between the first and second end portions, andstoppers on each of the first and second end portions; a first threadholder defining spaced first and second slots, the first slot beingconfigured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the first threadholder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the threadon the thread holder between its first and second slots; and a trayhaving a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the first threadholder.

According to some embodiments, the invention provides a kit comprising:at least a first thread having a first end portion, a second endportion, a central portion between the first and second end portions,and stoppers on the first and second end portions; at least a firstthread holder defining spaced first and second slots, at least one slotbeing configured to engage a stopper of the thread and allow winding ofthe central portion of the thread on the thread holder between its firstand second slots; a tray having a holder configured to releasably engagethe first thread holder; and a threading hair removal apparatuscomprising a frame configured for receiving two portions of at least onethread twisted together to define a twisted portion and for advancingthe twisted portion to engage a hair.

BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DRAWINGS

The subject matter regarded as the invention will become more clearlyunderstood in light of the ensuing description of embodiments herein,given by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion ofthe present invention only, with reference to the accompanying drawings,in which

FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a three-dimensional isometricfront view of an apparatus for plucking of a subject's hairs, accordingto some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic illustration of a three-dimensional isometric backview of an apparatus for plucking of a subject's hairs, according tosome embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B schematically illustrate side views of an apparatusfor plucking of a subject's hairs, in a closed an open positions,respectively, according to some embodiments of the invention;

FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C schematically illustrate the process ofplacing a thread in the apparatus to allow the apparatus to hold thethread in a predefined configuration, according to some embodiments ofthe invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic illustration of an apparatus for plucking of asubject's hairs having a motor unit, according to some embodiments ofthe invention;

FIG. 6 shows an embodiment of the tray of the clip (6 a) including aplurality of thread holders and an embodiment of a thread (6 b);

FIG. 7 shows an embodiment of the covered clip;

FIG. 8 shows embodiments of several views a thread holder according tothe invention, in which 8 a is a perspective; 8 b is a side view; 8 c isa top view and 8 d is a side view including the thread as shown in FIG.6 b;

FIG. 9 shows views of an embodiment of the clip tray, where FIG. 9 ashows a top view, 9 b shows a side view and 9 c shows a perspective; and

FIG. 10 shows views of an embodiment of the clip cover, where FIG. 10 ashows a side view, 10 b shows a top view and 10 c shows a perspective

The drawings together with the description make apparent to thoseskilled in the art how the invention may be embodied in practice.

DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

The present invention, in some embodiments thereof, provides anapparatus 100 for plucking out hairs of a subject using a threadingmethod for the removal of the subject's hair, clips 200 for holding thethreads used in the apparatuses and kits for their combination andarticles of manufacture 300 for holding the threads in the clips.

The apparatus 100 may be suited to pluck hairs of any area in thesubject's body such as facial hair (e.g. eyebrows, mustache and thelike), hairs in the groins and axilla (armpit) area and the like.

The subject may be a person which hairs are being plucked by theapparatus 100. In another embodiment, the subject may be an animal.

Any user, including the subject him/herself, may use the apparatus 100to pluck the subject's hairs.

The apparatus 100 may be designed in various shapes and sizes to besuited for hair plucking of different areas of subjects' bodies. Forexample, an apparatus 100 for plucking facial hairs may be smaller thanan apparatus 100 for axilla and groins hairs.

The principles and uses of the teachings of the present invention may bebetter understood with reference to the accompanying description,figures and examples. It is to be understood that the details set forthherein do not construe a limitation to an application of the invention.Furthermore, it is to be understood that the invention can be carriedout or practiced in various ways and that the invention can beimplemented in embodiments other than the ones outlined in thedescription below.

Reference is made to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, which schematically illustrate athree-dimensional isometric front and back view, respectively, of theapparatus 100 for plucking of subject's hairs, according to someembodiments of the invention.

According to these embodiments, the apparatus 100 for removing hairsfrom the skin of a subject, comprises; a pair of pincer-parts 110, eachpart having: a distal end, a proximal end 111, an external surface andan internal surface, said pincer parts 110 being hingedly attached 120and biased toward each other at their distal end; and a single thread 10having: a first and second end portions 12; a central portion 13extending between the first and second end portions 12; and a stopper 11disposed on the first and second end portions 12, said thread 10 beingtwisted together defining a twisted portion 15 advancing the twistedportion to engage a hair upon repeatedly separating the distal ends ofsaid pincer-parts 110 by compressing the proximal ends toward eachother.

In one embodiment, proximal end 111 serve as a handle, as illustrated inFIG. 1, enabling a user to hold these edges, using his/her fingers, tomanually rotate the pincer parts 110 around a predefined axis ofrotation 99, by moving the edges of the handles 111, closer to oneanother. The distal end of the pincer-parts 110 may create a pincer-likespace in which the thread can be held, where the plucking of thesubject's hairs may be carried out by approximating one side of theapparatus 100 with the thread 10 held thereby, and coupling it to adesirable area of the subject's body (close to the skin of that area).

According to some embodiments of the invention, the handles 111 may beused to manually operate the apparatus 100 by alternatively pressing thehandles 111 against each other (clutching the handles 111) and releasingthe handles 111, allowing them to retract back to an open position. Topress the handles 111, the user may be required to use the fingers ofone of his/her hands for clutching of the handles 111.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG. 1and FIG. 2, the pincer-parts 110 may be hingedly connected to oneanother 120. The pair of hingedly connected pincer-parts 110 may createa structure (e.g. a pincer-shaped structure) that is capable of openingand closing.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG. 1and FIG. 2, the hinged connection 120 may comprise a spring 121 as thebiasing means 121 having two edges each protruding and holding the innersurface of a pincer-part 110, where the spring may be mounted to a pivotinserted therethrough. The hinge 120 may further comprise a first locker122A and a second locker and 122B enabling to hold the hinge and spring121 in place.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIGS.2 and 6 b, the pincer-parts 110 may comprise receiving-openings 115 suchas curved slits or holes, suited to receive and hold the stopper parts11 of the thread 10 to allow the thread 10 to be held tightly in thepreferable configuration. The proximal end 111 may further definereceiving-openings 115 slits that are suited to hold the middle part 13of the thread 10, where the receiving-openings 115 slits situated at thedistal end of the pincer-parts 110 may be suited to receive and hold thethread's 10 stoppers 11.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.1, the thread 10 ends 12 may be connected to stoppers 11, which may beobjects that are larger in diameter than the cross sectional diameter ofthe thread 10. The stoppers 11 may be made from any material known inthe art such as plastic, rubber, the thread 10 materials and the like.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the slits receiving-openings 115 of the distalends of the pincer-parts 110 may define a larger opening 116 to allowreceiving the stoppers 11 and holding them therein.

The receiving-openings 115 may hold the thread 10 in a tightconfiguration to allow plucking of hairs, using thread tension.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.2, the adjustable fastener 125 may comprises a coiled spring 126 and ahook 127, where the hook 127 is connected to one end of the coiledspring 126 and the other end of the spring 126 is connected to thehinged connection 120.

The adjustable stretching means 125 may be fasten to the thread 10 andfacilitate in farther stretching of the thread 10, once the thread 10 isalready held by the receiving-openings 115.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 a and FIG. 3B, the coiled spring 126 may enablestretching to reach the thread 10 while the hook 127 enables fasteningto the thread 10 and allow holding the thread 10 in a more stretchedmanner.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.1, the distal end of each pincer-part 110 may be arched, where the innerside of those frontal arched parts may comprise cavities 113 tofacilitate the durability of the structure, since the actuation of thehandles 111 may apply pressure that can break those parts in oneembodiment, depending on the size, structure and materials from whichthe pincer-parts 110 are made.

Additionally, or alternatively, as illustrated in FIG. 1, the outerparts of the handles 111 may be made from rough materials or compriseprotrusions 112 to increase the roughness of the handles' 111 outersurface and thereby to facilitate the user in holding and rotating thehandles 111, since a smooth surface may cause the user's hand to slipfrom the handle 111.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.3A and FIG. 3B, the thread 10 may be held by the pincer-parts 110 insuch a manner that the thread 10 is wrapped around itself (twisted)creating at least one knot 17 having intersection points 15 where partsof the thread 10 intersect. The knots 17 may be moveably held by thepincer-parts 110 and the adjustable fastener 125. The knot 17 may be aloop-shaped tie created by the wrapping of one part of the thread 10 onanother.

When the apparatus's 100 pincer parts 110 are in a full closed position,as illustrated in FIG. 3A, the knots 17 of the thread 10 may reach apredefined first end spot, where the knots 17 may reach another secondspot when reaching the full open position of the pincer-parts 110, asillustrated in FIG. 3B. The movement of the knot 17 from the openposition to the closed position and vice versa defines a movement-pathA-A. According to some embodiments of the invention, the alternativelychanging in the positions (open and closed) may correspondentlyalternatively change the tension in each of the knots 17 since once sideof the movement-path A-A may create less tension than the other therebyenabling the knots 17 to slightly open once shifting to one of the sidesand then tightening back when shifting to the other side, due to thealternating opening and closing movement of the handles 111. Thepincer-parts 110 may be curved, as illustrated in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 toallow the thread to change the tension applied on the knot 17 when theknot 17 moves from one end of the movement-path A-A to the other.

The opening and closing of the pincer-parts 110 may be carried out bypressing the handles 111 toward each other and releasing thepincer-parts 110 handles 111 around the biasing hinge 121 such that theknots 17 in the thread 10 respectively moves back and forth along themovement-path A-A, where the knots 17 enables tightening while movingalong the movement-path A-A, towards one of the movement-path's A-A endsand slightly loosening when moving towards the opposite ends of themovement-path A-A.

The knot 17 may enable capturing of the subject's hairs that areproximate to the movement-path A-A inside the knot 17 and plucking ofthe hairs by tightening around the captured hairs when reaching one endof the movement-path A-A and pulling them with the moving the knot 17along the movement-path A-A towards the other end of the path A-A. Byrotating the handles 111 back and forth with enough rotation speed andtorque, the knots 17 of the thread 10 may tighten and loosenalternatively and thereby pluck whatever the knots 17 captures on theirmovement along movement-path A-A and then return to a more loosenposition when returning back to one of the path's A ends and so forth.

As illustrated in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the thread 10 may be held in sucha manner that the knots 17 may slightly protrude one of the apparatus's100 sides. This side is the one that should be proximate or coupled tothe subject's skin and body area to perform the plucking process andhair removal.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.1, FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the second lock 122B may be connected at oneside of the biased hinge connector 121, which is proximate to thesubject body area and the first locker 122A may be connected to theopposite side of the biased hinge connector 121. Therefore, the secondlocker 122B may be positioned between the pincer-parts 110 and sunkentherein, to prevent the locker 122B from interfering with the knots 17reaching the hairs of the subject when proximate to the subject's skin.

According to some embodiments of the invention, to pluck the subject'shairs from a predefined desirable body area, the user is required tofirst position the apparatus 100 and especially the protruding area ofthe knots 17 and movement-path A-A against the subject's selected skinarea; and moving the distal ends of the pair of pincer-parts 110 (e.g.using the handles 111), closer to one another and apart from one anotherin an alternating manner.

The moving of the handles 111 enables the knots 17 to move back andforth along the movement-path A-A and thereby carry out the plucking ofhairs, where subject's hairs that are positioned approximately to themovement-path A-A are captured inside the knot 17 and the moving of theknot 17 along the movement-path A-A enables tightening the knot 17around the hairs and thereby plucking them by pulling the knot 17further along the movement-path B-B.

Reference is now made to FIG. 4 a, FIG. 4B and FIG. 3C, whichschematically illustrate a process for placing the thread 10 in thereceiving-openings 115 and adjusting means 125. The process maycomprise:

-   -   placing each end of the thread 10 (possibly by placing the        stoppers 11 in the niches 116) in the receiving-opening 115        situated at the edge of each pincer-part 110, as illustrated in        FIG. 4A;    -   twisting the thread 10 around itself to create a at least one        knot 17, as illustrated in FIG. 4B; and    -   stretching the thread 10 and placing parts of the thread 10 at        the handles' 111 receiving-openings 115, as well as adjusting        the stretching level and thereby the tension of the thread 10        that is held by the receiving-openings 115, as illustrated in        FIG. 4C.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the adjustment may becarried out by stretching the coiled spring 126 towards the thread 10middle part 13 that is held between the handles 111 and fastening thethread 10 by the hook 127.

According to some embodiments of the invention, as illustrated in FIG.5, the apparatus 100 may further comprise a motor unit 500, which may beoperably associated with the biased hinge connector 121 (e.g. thespring). The motor unit 500 may enable moving the pincer-parts 110automatically, by automatically actuating the spring 121, while the userholds the apparatus 100 against a body area in which hairs are to beplucked, such that the movement-path A-A of the intersection point 15 issituated in that area. The motor unit 500 may comprise a motor, a shaft,rotated by the motor and a power source operating the motor, forexample, enabling to apply torque to repeatedly actuate the biased hingeconnector 121. The motor unit 500 may facilitate the user (which may bethe subject) in operating the apparatus 100 applying less effort.

According to some embodiments of the invention, a multiplicity ofpincer-parts 110 pairs may be hingedly connected to the biased hingeconnector 121, each pair may hold a different thread 10, to facilitatein enlarging the subject's body area from which hairs are to be plucked.The threads 10 may be of different length, type or thickness.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the pincer-parts 110 maybe made from any solid material known in the art, such as plastic, wood,polymeric solids, metal, etc.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the thread 10 may bemade from any materials known in the art that has high level ofroughness, to allow high friction between the thread 10 and thesubject's hairs, such as, for instance, cotton or any other fabric oflow smoothness.

According to some embodiments of the invention, the thread 10 may becoated with, impregnated with and/or comprise soothing materials,enabling to sooth the skin of the subject while or after the knots 17plunk the subject's hairs. The soothing materials may be any liquid, gelor solid materials known in the art that can sooth skin such as, forexample, aloe vera gel coating the thread 10, chamomile powder or liquidabsorbed in the thread 10, a mixture of soothing materials both absorbedand coating the thread 10 and the like.

Reference is now made to FIG. 6, showing in 6 a an embodiment of theclip tray 200 comprising a plurality of thread holders 300, arrangedradially where each thread holder 300 is slidably coupled to thetooth-crown 201 protruding axially in the center of clip tray 200 viagrip portion 310 of thread holder 300, such that in certain embodiments,toothed crown 201 is configured to releasably engage a first threadholder 300. In one embodiment, clip tray 200 is adapted to support thethread holders 300 more closely spaced together than the combined widthof two adjacent stoppers 11, and to receive two of the stoppers 11 ofthe multiple threads 10 in offset relation between two adjacent threadholders 300. FIG. 6 b illustrates an embodiment of the thread 10 usedwith the apparatus 100 or, in another embodiment, with any other hairremoval apparatus capable of receiving and holding thread 10 for thepurpose of hair removal. As shown in FIG. 6 b, thread 10 comprises inone embodiment, stopper 11, attached to end portions 12, with middleportion 13 disposed therebetween.

Reference is drawn now to FIG. 7, showing covered clip tray 200 withlocking cover 210.

Turning to FIG. 8, showing thread 10 holder 300. As shown, thread holder300 in one embodiment is defining spaced first and second slots 301, 302respectively, the first slot being configured not to pass the stopper 11of the thread 10, the first thread holder configured to allow winding ofthe central portion 13 of the thread 10 on the thread holder 300 betweenits first and second slots 301, 302 respectively. Thread holder 300comprises a winding surface 303 portion (FIG. 8 a) adapted to receive awound thread 10 and a grip portion 310 (FIG. 8 c), positioned andconfigured to be engaged while unwinding the wound thread 10 (FIG. 8 d).In one embodiment, thread 10 is wound across winding surface 303 byinserting the end portion 12 of one end of thread 10 to slot 301 windingthe middle portion of the thread 13 by looping the middle portion 13between slots 305 and 304 to the point where enough thread 10 is left toallow for the end point 12 not inserted to slot 301, to be inserted toslot 305, thereby winding thread 10 onto thread holder 300. In anotherembodiment, the dimensions and the spacing of the spaced first andsecond slots 301, 302 respectively of thread holder 300 and thread 10are such as to allow substantially the entire central portion of thethread 13 to be wound onto the thread holder 300. In another aspect,thread holder 300 has two opposed sides 303 a and 303 b respectively,defining a third and fourth slots 304, 305 respectively and thedimensions and spacing of the spaced third and fourth slots 304, 305respectively; and the thread 10 are such as to provide the stopper 11 onthe first end portion 12 of the thread positioned on one side of thethread holder 303 a and the stopper 11 on the second end portion 12 ofthe thread 10 to be positioned on the other side of the thread holder303 b. In another aspect, the first slot 301 is positioned above thesecond slot 302 when the thread holder 300 is received by the tray 200,one stopper 11 of a thread 10 wound on the thread holder 300 ispositioned adjacent to the first slot 301, and the other stopper 11 ofthe thread 10 wound on the thread holder 300 is positioned below the onestopper 11 and suspended from the first slot 301 as shown for example inFIG. 6 a.

Turning now to FIG. 9, showing a top view of tray 200 in FIG. 9 a,illustrating the toothed crown 201 disposed axially (FIG. 9 b) at thecenter of clip tray 200 in which the circumference of clip tray 200 ishaving a wall which defines a lip 205 configured to engage clip cover210 (FIG. 7) and lock clip tray 200 and clip cover 210 to each other. Inone aspect shown in FIG. 9 b, in a side view cross section, clip tray200 is arcuate, having two lobes and may define a torus in top view. Itshould be noted that many other configurations are possible for cliptray 200 capable of fulfilling the requirements of the subjectinvention. In one aspect as shown in FIG. 9 b, the toothed crown 201 ofclip tray 200 is configured such that the position and spacing betweenthe teeth of the toothed crown 201 engage the grip portion 310 of threadholder 300 via groove 311 (FIG. 8), thereby securing each individualthread holder 300 to clip tray 200 (see for Example FIG. 6 a). In oneaspect, a downward protrusion 312 on thread holder 300 grip portion 310creates a hook with dimensions configured to tightly fit into valley 202between two adjacent teeth 303, enabeling sliding engagement anddisengagement between the thread holder 300 and the toothed crown 201 ofclip tray 200.

Turning now to FIG. 10. As shown in FIG. 10 a, clip cover 210 may, inone aspect have a perimeter wall defining a lip 211 configured to engagea complementary lip on clip tray 200, securing clip cover 210 onto cliptray 200 and a cross section defining a re-curve bow having threeinflection points 212 a, 212 b and 212 c. A cylinder 220 protrudesaround inflection point 212 c in certain aspects, is configured withouter diameter dimensioned to engage the internal diameter of toothedcrown 201 and secure at least one thread holder 300 in place. In anotheraspect, cylinder 220 is positioned such that its internal diameterdefines an opening, eliminating inflection point 212 c, making clipcover 210 define a torus, which, in another aspect may be used as acover for a torus-shaped clip tray 200.

Clip cover 210, clip tray 200 and thread holder 300 may be made from anysuitable resilient material, such as resin, plastic, metal, wood and thelike, based on their mechanical and aesthetical requirements such asflexure, clarity, durability, cost and the like, all which are withinthe discerning abilities of those skilled in the art.

In one aspect, grip portion 310 of thread holder 300 is configured toallow securing of the thread holder 300 to the tray 200 and a slidingengagement and disengagement between the thread holder 300 and thetoothed crown 201. In one aspect,

While the invention has been described with respect to a limited numberof embodiments, these should not be construed as limitations on thescope of the invention, but rather as exemplifications of some of thepreferred embodiments. Those skilled in the art will envision otherpossible variations, modifications, and applications that are alsowithin the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of theinvention should not be limited by what has thus far been described, butby the appended claims and their legal equivalents.

1. An apparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject, saidapparatus comprising; a pair of pincer-parts, each part having: a distalend, a proximal end, an external surface and an internal surface, saidpincer parts being hingedly attached and biased toward each other attheir distal end; and a single thread having: a first end portion; asecond end portion; a central portion extending between the first andsecond end portions; and a stopper disposed on the first and second endportions, said thread being twisted together defining a twisted portionadvancing the twisted portion to engage a hair upon repeatedlyseparating the distal ends of said pincer-parts by compressing theproximal ends toward each other.
 2. The apparatus of claim 1, whereinthe pincer parts are biased toward each other via a spring disposedaround a hinge connecting the pincer parts.
 3. The apparatus of claim 2,wherein each of said pincer-parts further define a receiving-opening atthe proximal end, configured to receive and hold the stoppers on thefirst and second end portions of the thread, and wherein each of saidpincer-parts further define a receiving-opening at the distal end,configured to receive and hold a section of the central portion of thethread.
 4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said receiving-openings arecurved slits.
 5. The apparatus of claim 3 further comprising anadjustable fastener configured to further increase tension on thethread.
 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said adjustable fastener isa coiled spring with a hook at each end, connected at one end to thethread and at the other end to the hinge.
 7. The apparatus of claim 1,wherein the external surface of each of said pincer-parts comprisesprotrusions to increase the roughness of the external surface.
 8. Theapparatus of claim 2, wherein said spring is operably associated with amotor unit.
 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising at least onefirst locker enabling to fix the distal ends of the pincer parts at amaximum distance.
 10. The apparatus of claim 3, in which the openingsdefined in the proximal and distal ends of each of the pincer parts isconfigured to force the thread in close proximity to the subject's skin.11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the distal end of each pincer-partis arched.
 12. The apparatus 100 of claim 1 wherein said thread furthercomprises soothing materials.
 13. A thread clip, comprising: a firstthread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a centralportion extending between the first and second end portions, andstoppers on each of the first and second end portions; a first threadholder defining spaced first and second slots, the first slot beingconfigured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the first threadholder configured to allow winding of the central portion of the threadon the thread holder between its first and second slots; and a trayhaving a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the first threadholder.
 14. The clip of claim 13, further comprising: an additionalthread having a first end portion, a second end portion, a centralportion between the first and second end portions, and stoppers on thefirst and second end portions; and an additional thread holder definingspaced first and second slots, at least one slot being sized to engage astopper of the second thread, the second thread holder configured toallow winding of the central portion of the thread on the second threadholder between its first and second slots, wherein the tray having thetoothed crown is configured to releasably engage the additional threadholder.
 15. The clip of claim 14, further comprising: a plurality ofthreads, including the first thread and the second thread, respectivelyhaving a first end portion, a second end portion, a central portionbetween the first and second end portions, and stoppers on the first andsecond end portions; and multiple thread holders, including the firstthread holder and the second thread holder, defining spaced first andsecond slots, at least one slot of each thread holder being sized toengage a stopper of one of the threads, the multiple thread holdersconfigured to allow winding of central portions of the threads onbetween their first and second slots, in which the tray having toothedcrown is configured to releasably engage the plurality of threadholders.
 16. The clip of claim 14, in which the tray is adapted tosupport the thread holders more closely spaced together than thecombined width of two adjacent stoppers, and to receive two of thestoppers of the multiple threads in offset relation between two adjacentthread holders.
 17. The clip of claim 16, in which one or more threadholders are individually removable from the tray.
 18. The clip of claim17, in which one or more thread holders comprise a winding surfaceportion adapted to receive a wound thread and a grip portion positionedand configured to be engaged while unwinding the wound thread.
 19. Theclip of claim 18, in which the dimensions and the spacing of the spacedfirst and second slots of at least one thread holder and at least onethread are such as to allow substantially the entire central portion ofthe thread to be wound onto the thread holder.
 20. The clip of claim 19,in which at least one thread holder has two opposed sides defining athird and fourth slots and the dimensions and spacing of the spacedthird and fourth slots and the thread are such as to provide the stopperon the first end portion of the thread positioned on one side of thethread holder and the stopper on the second end portion of the threadpositioned on the other side of the thread holder.
 21. The clip of claim20, in which the first slot is positioned above the second slot when thethread holder is received by the tray, one stopper of a thread wound onthe thread holder is positioned adjacent to the first slot, and theother stopper of the thread wound on the thread holder is positionedbelow the one stopper and suspended from the first slot.
 22. The clip ofclaim 21, in which the grip portion of the thread holder is configuredto allow securing of the thread holder to the tray and a slidingengagement and disengagement between the thread holder and the toothedcrown.
 23. The clip of claim 22, further comprising a cover configuredto engage the tray and cover the thread holders.
 24. A manufacturecomprising: a thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, awinding surface portion disposed between the first and second slots andadapted to receive a wound thread, two opposed sides, and a grip portionpositioned and configured to be engaged while unwinding the woundthread; and a thread having: a first end portion, a second end portion,a central portion extending between the first and second end portions,and stoppers on the first and second end portions, in which the centralportion of the thread is wound on the winding surface portion betweenthe first and second slots; in which the dimensions and the spacing ofthe spaced first and second slots are such that substantially the entirecentral portion of the thread is wound onto the thread holder, thestopper on the first end portion of the thread is positioned on one sideof the thread holder and the stopper on the second end portion of thethread is positioned on the other side of the thread holder.
 25. Theinvention of claim 24, in which, when the first slot is positioned abovethe second slot, one stopper of the thread is positioned adjacent to thefirst slot and the other stopper of the thread is positioned below theone stopper and suspended from the first slot.
 26. In combination: Anapparatus for removing hairs from the skin of a subject, said apparatuscomprising; at least one pair of pincer-parts, each part having: adistal end, a proximal end, an external surface and an internal surface,said pincer parts being hingedly attached and biased toward each otherat their distal end; and a single thread having: a first end portion; asecond end portion; a central portion extending between the first andsecond end portions; and a stopper disposed on the first and second endportions, said thread disposed between the pincer parts and comprises atleast two twists, whereupon repeatedly separating the distal ends ofsaid pincer-parts by compressing the proximal ends toward each other,said twists respectively moves back and forth; and A thread clip,comprising: a first thread having a first end portion, a second endportion, a central portion extending between the first and second endportions, and stoppers on each of the first and second end portions; afirst thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, the firstslot being configured not to pass the stopper of the thread, the firstthread holder configured to allow winding of the central portion of thethread on the thread holder between its first and second slots; and atray having a toothed crown configured to releasably engage the firstthread holder. a. The combination of claim 26, in which the apparatusfor removing hairs from the skin of a subject is any one of theapparatuses of claims 2-12. b. The combination of claim 26, in which thethread clip is any one of the clips of claims 14-23. c. A kitcomprising: at least a first thread having a first end portion, a secondend portion, a central portion between the first and second endportions, and stoppers on the first and second end portions; at least afirst thread holder defining spaced first and second slots, at least oneslot being configured to engage a stopper of the thread and allowwinding of the central portion of the thread on the thread holderbetween its first and second slots; a tray having a holder configured toreleasably engage the first thread holder; and a threading hair removalapparatus comprising a frame configured for receiving two portions of atleast one thread twisted together to define a twisted portion and foradvancing the twisted portion to engage a hair.